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My new site |
Engman |
Jan 5 2008, 07:27 PM
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Zoisite Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,349 Joined: 25-March 03 From: New Albany, IN Member No.: 475 |
So its been awhile in the making but take a look and give me some feedback
http://engmanparts.com Thanks Mark |
SirAndy |
Jan 5 2008, 07:39 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,815 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
i like the look. clean and all ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) a few things: - where is it hosted? it's loading really slow for me and i'm at work on a fast internet connection ... - having your actual email on your page is a bad idea. any spam spider/robot will be able to harvest it and you'll have 100s of spam emails in your account within weeks. you should think about a "contact us" page where you have a form where the actual email is never exposed (server side scripted) - change your paypal account to your biz name, not your email address! (see above) - change look & feel of the paypal page to reflect your biz website design. (makes people feel more comfortable) - you need some sort of "privacy policy" and "terms of use" to cover your asses. - you need a copyright notice. - you should list a real address where your biz is located. check out the site i did for dan callicot, it'll give you an idea of what i'm talking about ... http://www.5five5.com/ (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif) Andy |
smokey |
Jan 5 2008, 07:55 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 533 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Freedom Ca Member No.: 7,816 Region Association: None |
i like the look. clean and all ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) a few things: - where is it hosted? it's loading really slow for me and i'm at work on a fast internet connection ... - having your actual email on your page is a bad idea. any spam spider/robot will be able to harvest it and you'll have 100s of spam emails in your account within weeks. you should think about a "contact us" page where you have a form where the actual email is never exposed (server side scripted) - change your paypal account to your biz name, not your email address! (see above) - change look & feel of the paypal page to reflect your biz website design. (makes people feel more comfortable) - you need some sort of "privacy policy" and "terms of use" to cover your asses. - you need a copyright notice. - you should list a real address where your biz is located. check out the site i did for dan callicot, it'll give you an idea of what i'm talking about ... http://www.5five5.com/ (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif) Andy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) DAM . andy U ROCK . that site , the one u created . WOW . It is sweet . (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) |
bperry |
Jan 5 2008, 08:20 PM
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Lurker Group: Members Posts: 477 Joined: 16-February 04 From: Dallas, Tx Member No.: 1,661 |
Cool. I really like it. Nice and easy with single price ordering.
I didn't see some of the other parts so I assume there is still some work in progress. --- bill |
jim_hoyland |
Jan 5 2008, 09:00 PM
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Get that VIN ? Group: Members Posts: 9,418 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Sunset Beach, CA Member No.: 643 Region Association: Southern California |
Nice site Mark.
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thomasotten |
Jan 6 2008, 06:44 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,553 Joined: 16-November 03 From: San Antonio, Texas Member No.: 1,349 |
Cool, just bought a strap!
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914MF |
Jan 6 2008, 06:54 AM
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Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 176 Joined: 4-September 03 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 1,112 |
do you still make mounts for the rear sway bar?
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ejm |
Jan 6 2008, 07:11 AM
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I can see the light at the end of the tunnel Group: Members Posts: 2,702 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 224 Region Association: None |
Looks good Mark. I like the uncluttered design and the engineering feel of the background. Comments..
I also found the pages slow loading On the 914 suspension parts page there is a scrolling frame on a scrolling page (at least on my screen). I would lose the background for table 2 and just scroll the whole page. The left side navigation panel could be made to float so it is always in view. On the Miata side I got a couple of your hosting companies generic "404, page not found" pages, no doubt since the site's still under construction. Every site sometimes has a bad link. Set up a custom 404 page with you sites "look" with a navigation box and maybe a "tell me" button. Meta tag keywords might help search engines refer your site and a statcounter will tell you who visits. |
yenningComity |
Jan 6 2008, 08:29 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 27-August 07 From: Carmel Indiana Member No.: 8,047 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
The pages did not load slowly for me but it is early on a sunday. Aside from what has been said on the Porsche Products page you have a frame with its own scroll bar. It makes things a bit more awkward to use. You would be better off making the scroll bar invisible, or better yet just merging it with the page and have a return to top button at the bottom for those of us who are lazy. Also, The links would be better off as buttons which change color once scrolled over. It would help make the site a bit more professional.
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EdwardBlume |
Jan 6 2008, 08:54 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California |
It gets the job done. Added to favorites!
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nsr-jamie |
Jan 6 2008, 09:42 AM
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914 guy in Japan Group: Members Posts: 1,182 Joined: 7-November 07 From: Nagoya, Japan Member No.: 8,305 Region Association: None |
Hi, I just checked out your new site and also added it to my favorites, Andy is right...it took a bit to load on my PC and I have a super fast fiber optic connection, I think it could be you need to reduce the file size of some of your graphics. Do you have Photoshop? If so, try to save them FOR WEB and play with the settings a bit say at 45 - 51 percent and use the split windows so you can compare. You want to keep the images and graphics as low as possible so your page loads up quick and potential customers dont walk away or click away.
I think you have some great ideas for new 914 projects, I'll probably be ordering from you in the future for sure. Glad to see so many new shops opening up catering to the 914, its wonderful as I need many parts living over here in Japan and can't get much, thanks, cheers and good luck Jamie |
ConeDodger |
Jan 6 2008, 12:12 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,758 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California |
Firmly plunked into my Porsche Favorite File!!! Thanks for what you do Mark!
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Slider |
Jan 7 2008, 12:36 PM
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Problems are like cockroaches you find 1 and theres a 100 more Group: Members Posts: 223 Joined: 11-March 07 From: Fort Collins Colorado Member No.: 7,591 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
i like the look. clean and all ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) a few things: - having your actual email on your page is a bad idea. any spam spider/robot will be able to harvest it and you'll have 100s of spam emails in your account within weeks. you should think about a "contact us" page where you have a form where the actual email is never exposed (server side scripted) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif) Andy I agree with andy.. another way to do it if you don't want to use Scripting. Is to make an image with your email address on it, the bots cant read what the image says but your customers will be able to see your email address |
TeenerTim |
Jan 7 2008, 02:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 597 Joined: 22-October 07 From: Norfolk,VA Member No.: 8,253 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
So its been awhile in the making but take a look and give me some feedback http://engmanparts.com Thanks Mark You don't need a Home link on the Home page. |
SirAndy |
Jan 7 2008, 03:17 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,815 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
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rfuerst911sc |
Jan 7 2008, 05:19 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,158 Joined: 4-May 06 From: Dahlonega , Georgia Member No.: 5,980 Region Association: South East States |
Looks great and loaded quickly for me.
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Engman |
Jan 8 2008, 12:06 PM
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Zoisite Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,349 Joined: 25-March 03 From: New Albany, IN Member No.: 475 |
Thanks for all of the comments!
Andy, thanks for taking time to look at it. I had a meeting with my IT deparment and pointed out your remarks. Some of it has been implemented and they are working on the rest. If there is something you want not listed on the site, email or pm me. We are working on adding more content. The sister site for Miatas is a work in process. My partner is running this. We are also working on adding products to his site. Mark |
brer |
Jan 8 2008, 05:52 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,555 Joined: 10-March 05 From: san diego Member No.: 3,736 Region Association: None |
are the engineering images yours? from CAD ?
nice site. |
So.Cal.914 |
Jan 8 2008, 06:01 PM
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"...And it has a front trunk too." Group: Members Posts: 6,588 Joined: 15-February 04 From: Low Desert, CA./ Hills of N.J. Member No.: 1,658 Region Association: None |
I like it, clean and simple. I think Andy had some good ideas. Best of luck.
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914finoooatic |
Jan 10 2008, 11:23 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 10-January 08 From: Indiana Member No.: 8,553 |
Engman,
I was curious if you were going to offer specials or discounts on your site? |
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